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From: news@afit-ab.arpa (News System Account)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Secondary launch systems
Message-ID: <622@afit-ab.arpa>
Date: 6 Oct 88 16:13:17 GMT
References: <364@asuvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: mproicou@galaxy-43.UUCP (Michael C. Proicou)
Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology; WPAFB, OH
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In article <364@asuvax.UUCP> system@asuvax.UUCP (Marc Lesure) writes:
>With the recent passage of the INF tready, I was wondering if it would be
>possible to destroy the warheads and recycle the delivery systems to be
>used as a low level satellite launch system?  
>

Funny, you should ask.  This month's Air Force magazine quotes the general
in charge of ballistic missle development (the BMO at Norton AFB) as saying
the AF isn't allowed to use the old INF launchers for testing.  Apparently,
we're running out of old Miniteman I's to use for test purposes.

Mike
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